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BID : ANS-335.07
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Subj: P5/4L4FN ORDERED TO CEASE OPERATION
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Sent: 021201/0746Z @:ZS6FB.MPU.ZAF.AF #:48021 PACTOR-2: XFBB7.04 $:ANS-335.07
From: ZS6FB@ZS6FB.MPU.ZAF.AF
To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 335.07 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. DECEMBER 1, 2002
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-335.07
P5/4L4FN QRT effective 2002 November 22
Bruce Paige, KK5DO, provides the following details.
I just received word from Ed, P5/4L4FN that the unfortunate and worst
possible thing has just happened.
Friday evening, 2002 November 22, Ed was called into a meeting with the
"Radio Regulation Board" without any explanation, he was politely asked to
quit all transmissions and pack all his radio equipment. Saturday, he spent
all
day on the roof disassembling his antennas and packing boxes. At 2:30pm on
of the government officials came by, sealed all the boxes and when he leaves
on December 10 for his two weeks R&R he is to take everything with him out
of the country.
This really hits the ham community hard. I for one was looking forward to a
satellite contact on AO-40. I know that many of you were still awaiting your
first QSO.
Ed will keep all the equipment for his next duty station which will be
another really good spot. Any money received from now on will be donated to
help ZL1AMO's emergency air ambulance trip from Figi back home.
[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, and Ed, 4L4FN for the above information]
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